that is when the car essentially after running away from police and speeding off from police crashed at this intersection. the shots that were fired they didn't hit anybody. no officers were injured here. the car sped off and got only a few blocks. police say they were not actively pursuing the car at the time of the crash. the car ran this red light here at franklin and eddy and hit a taxicab and the two men in the car got out and ran off. police ended up arresting one of them nearby but the second person is still on the loose this morning. san francisco police say think all began when officers tried to make a traffic stop for a light that was out on the license plate on the car. something very simple but it ended with this dangerous crash and the shooting and the sergeant we talked to says he feels lucky no officers were hurt. >> no one else was seriously hurt. the only injury i know of at this point is a hurt hand. given all things that could have gone wrong, i think this

is pretty good. >> reporter: so san francisco police still out here investigating this morning. one interesting thing you can see sort of how violent this crash was. we saw a police officer who was carrying off the top of a parking meter. it was sheered off as a result of this accident this morning. police believe they have arrested the passenger inside this car. they are still looking for the driver of the car and at this point it's unclear why they ran from police this morning. the only thing the sergeant could come up with because they had a gun inside the car. live this morning in san francisco alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. time now just 5:02. deadly shooting in oakland is under investigation. it happened at 106 and voltaire avenues. police found the body of the victim on the sidewalk. right now we don't know the man's name or possible motive for the shooting. oakland police investigating another shooting at 79th avenue and nae avenue.

there are very few details. the victim was rushed to the hospital. we have no word on his condition. starting today the jury will deliberate in the trial of an east bay woman accused of killing her former friend michelle le. prosecutors say giselle esteban bus a sociopath who killed le after tracking her for at least a month. esteban's attorney says her client acted in the heat of passion and should be guilty of involuntary manslaughter not murder. we have new information this morning about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. the associate the press is reporting the cia station chief in libya sent a cable to washington within 24 hours of last months attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. it was carried out by militants not a mob upset about an antimuslim movie. it's unclear if they saw anything. the obama administration maintained publicly for a week

the attack that killed four americans was a result of the mob that staged protests across the muslim world because of the movie. president obama and mitt romney traded political jabs at a charity dinner event in new york last night. >> the president's remarks tonight are brought to you by the letter o and the number $16 trillion. >> i went shopping at stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for stores in midtown. >> coming up at 5:15 which candidate is having the last laugh in the latest poll. time now 5:03. the big college game tomorrow. cal and stanford battling for the ax tomorrow. the 115th big game. this year though is the 30th anniversary of this. the play. 1982 cal scored the winning touchdown after five laterals. the big game is traditionally held on the third saturday of november but this year the pac 12 athletic director said that caused problems for the master

schedule. because of that schedule change the traditional friday night bonfire rally won't be held in greek theater because it's already booked for a bob dillon concert. instead they will hold a rally at edwards' field. this mornings radar game may be blacked out. but they have given them a one- day extension to sell tickets. the roaders can declare a sellout if they sell 85% of their tickets. they will be playing the jag wires on sunday. oh by the way coming off a lost to the falcons the jaguars had a bye week. we have been telling you the san mateo bridge will be shut down. that will effect radar fans on the peninsula heading to sunday's game because they won't be able to take the bridge. tara moriarty is in hayward this morning with more on the work that is being done. tara. >> reporter: it will be shut down this weekend and next for a very big repair job and the detours start at 10:00 tonight.

here is what cal tran crews will be doing. they will be removing and replacing the bridge decks. there is also a cracked beam. part of an expansion joint that crews need to replace. it was discovered during a routine inspection. cal trans did emergency repairs on the bridge then. fixing it permanently will cost about $3 million. that is being paid for by toll funds. the bridge which spans about seven miles from foster city to hayward and carries up to 92,000 cars each day is supposed to reopen at 5:00 monday. during the closure we recommend that drivers use the dumbarton bridge, 237 to bypass the bay entirely, or head north to the bay bridge. live in hayward i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. time now 5:06. we go from that to sal who has the latest on our commute so far. >> all right. that is right. we are looking pretty good, dave and pam. right now traffic is moving

along very nicely if you are driving across the bridges or if you're on the east shore freeway for example this traffic looks pretty good heading out to the mccarthur maze with no major problems. also the morning commute is looking nice here at the bay bridge toll plaza trying to get into san francisco as you just heard tara say the san mateo bridge will be closed. the bay bridge will be a little busier as people will have to get across the bay any way and they will use that bridge and the dumbarton. also the morning commute looks good on northbound 280 as you get up to highway 17. 5:06 let's go to steve. sal i'm watching the game last night they say coming up this weekend cal and stanford. i'm like really? this weekend? >> in october i know. we do have a big change here. yesterday temperatures warm. it was as warm at ocean beach at noon as it was in sacramento. just incredible. 82 verses 81. hopefully you got out to enjoy it because everything is crashing down. that was our final day of warm,

warm weather. fog is back, low clouds. it will be a much cooler pattern. starts today, takes us into the weekend. then the front gets a little closer. 50s and 60s. but mainly 60s. kind of a very mild air mass over us. a westerly breeze in place. it will ramp up later on. yesterday was north or northeast and it was very warm. today that is just the opposite. first system moved into the north. that has helped the fog come back in a big way. temperatures that were above average slide back to near average. a mix of fog and sun today and a westerly breeze. 70s and 80s. yesterday we had 90s. walnut creek 78. plateon 78. 68 instead of the 80s. a good 20-degree drop for many today. continue the cooling on saturday with an increase in

low cloud and then increasing high and mid level clouds. all right oakland is getting some oscar buzz on the silver screen. the east bay hospital that is featured in a few documentary and where you can see it starting today. also new concerns over discrimination and harassment on capitol hill. the disturbing trend over the last five years. good morning. westbound 24 traffic is looking good driving between walnut creek and oakland. we'll tell you more about the morning commute.

time now 5:11 more testimony today at the trial involving britney spears in los angeles. the lawyer for spears former manager claims britney spears was addicted to prescription drugs. she shaved her head to keep the courts from finding drug residue in her hair. he wants a big chunk of her fortune saying they had a deal that he would get 15% of her earnings as her manager. almost three years after that shooting rampage that killed 13 people at fort hood, texas a lot of those effected want the government now to declare it a terrorist attack. they want that designation so that wounded soldiers and relatives of the people killed will get the same benefits as those in a combat zone.

like eligibility for the purple heart. the number of harassment and discrimination complaints by congressional employees rose sharply over the past five years. that is according to a new report. the congressional office of compliance review shows 142 people claim discrimination, harassment, and hostile work environments in 2011. that compares to 52 in 2007. the report is designed to see if a law enacted in 1995 is having an effect. two new nation-wide polls show mitt romney is gaining in the presidential race. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the results and what happened when the candidates were back on the same stage last night. >> reporter: a gallop poll taken after the presidential debate on tuesday night shows

mitt romney up by 7 points. a last mow sen poll shows him up by 2 points. other state polls show president obama making some important gains. president obama and mitt romney were back on the stage for a charity dinner in new york city last night. they poked fun at each other and themselves. romney joked about his attacks on big bird and the national debt. >> in the spirit of sesame street the presidents remarks are brought you to you by the letter o and 16 trillion. >> i don't have a joke here. i just thought it would be useful to remind everybody. unemployment rate is as low as it has been since i took officer. >> reporter: one commentator noted this morning that mitt romney made eight jokes about president obama while the president made just three jokes about romney. we'll take a closer look at

where the candidates are focused today during my next update. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. time now 5:14. investigators in castro valley believe an accelerant was used to start a house fire where a woman's body was found inside. authorities spent all day at this house on san carlos avenue. the fire started early thursday morning. though investigators say the fire is suspicious, they are not yet calling the woman's death a homicide. that house was owned by a retired san francisco firefighter who lives there with his girlfriend. but reportedly he is out of town. the man accused in pacifica's first homicide in 12 years is due to face a judge this afternoon for the first time. police arrested 24-year-old mark anthony furlon in connection with a death of 24- year-old keith coffee. the two got into a fight of some kind. police found coffee's body in front of a home an dell road wednesday morning. bay area rents are going

up. especially in san jose and san francisco. real facts which tracks apartment rents say rents have jumped 10.4% in the last year. that is a biggest increase in the country. now the average rent in san jose is now $1,980 san francisco rents are up more than 9%. starting today three bay area treat theaters will screen -- theaters will screen a documentary entirely of oakland highland hospital. it's called the waiting room. a film that explores how the public hospital struggles to care for thousands of largely uninsured patients. the movie has won awards at film festivals across the country. you can view the documentary at the undance movie in san francisco. it's pink out day at one oakland high school.

students at oakland's technical high school on 45th street they are wearing pink today. it's an effort to draw attention to breast cancer awareness. several other schools in california and all over the nation are holding similar pink out day events today. that is easy for my girls to do. we have a lot of pink. 5:16 is the time. sal. and i have lots of pink. >> today my theme is blue and gold, pam. >> yes, i see that. for the bruins. >> for the bruins. right. not on your life. gold bears. let's take a look at the commute now. traffic is moving along pretty well at the bay bridge toll plaza. no major problems as you drive into the city. the traffic here also looks good on the lower deck between san francisco and oakland. san mateo bridge you can use it today, of course. but it will be closed over the weekend as tara has been telling you. we've been telling you for awhile now.

use alternate routes this weekend. and this mornings commute is looking pretty good on the dumbarton bridge and on the san mateo bridge nearby on the nimitz freeway. it's a nice looking drive. let's go to steve. sal, thank you opinion well st. louis cloudy and light rain moving through. very cool pattern. it looks like it will be cloudy and light rain. more clouds and cool. upper 40s i should say and low 50s. so we'll keep an eye on things. it does look like a cloudy and chilly pattern. see if the giants can stave off elimination here. for us first system of what looks to be many is beginning to work its way into the pacific northwest and extreme northern california. you can see the fog coming up the coast. so the final day of warm weather was yesterday. thursday. when it was very warm. coast bay and inland. we had a record high. and also out to fresno which was 95. it will be much cooler starting today and into the weekend. more low clouds for us today today and tomorrow. then increasing clouds as we head toward sunday. 50s mainly a lot of 60s here.

still a mild air mass. the westerly breeze or south westerly breeze is in place compared to that easterly breeze yesterday. so today temperatures start to come down. they will continue that theme. in fact we will see 60s and 70s now. it will be a lot more 70s temperatures drop a good 10-20 degrees from yesterday. especially by the coast. 79 san jose. 74 santa cruz. 60s now instead of the 80s for areas like daily city and west lake and san bruno. and pacifica. redwood city and san carlos at 70. cooler on saturday. then comes the increasing clouds on sunday. cloudy on monday. and it looks like it will carry into tuesday. all the major european markets are lower this morning as the summit of the european union leaders continues for a second day. markets in the far east were mixed at the close. japan and hong kong finished with small gains. checking in on our numbers. not a big down yesterday.

not a big loss that is. but the dow and nasdaq and s & p all down. right now the futures do indicate a lower opening as well. as wall street thinks about black monday. lesson learned from the 1987 market crash. keep an eye on google stock today. its shares closed down 8% to close at $695. that is a drop of $60 though. after its quarterly results fell short of wall street expectations. the news was released several hours early. investigators were disappointed by signs of weakness. as well as losses in its motorola mobility division. getting rid of the bedbugs. new legislation aimed at revealing very important information. scary moments for a store clerk in maine. what had her running for her life. you can wake up with ktvu every morning. get the mornings top stories that developed while you were asleep sent straight to your

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5:23. terrifying moments look at this. a store clerk in portland maine is running from her life from a suspected gunman. still not clear if the man was trying to rob the store or if he had other motive. look at her. the clerk was able to escape.

police are now searching for that suspect. police also searching for a man that robbed a bank in alameda at gunpoint. the robbery reported at the city bank on webster street at 10:00 yesterday morning. the gunman pulled out the gun, then escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash and other items from that bank. he's described as a man in his 20s. about 5'8" waking 280 pounds -- weighing 230 pounds. one bay area teenager is fighting for the right to earn his eagle scout after getting kicked out of the boy scouts because he is gay. ryan is not taking no for an answer. his mother launched an online petition demanding ryan become an eagle scout after completing the requirements for scoutings top honors. yesterday they delivered the petitions armed with more than 400,000 signatures to the officials of the local boy scout council. >> the support i'm getting is

nothing like i have ever had before. 400,000 signatures is just like not even dreamable. >> the boycotts say ryan quote does not meet scouting membership standard on sexual orientation. san francisco's board of supervisors is expected to approve a law that would give you the public more information about bedbugs. now if it passes, pest control companies would be required to provide monthly reports on where they found bedbugs. it would also require landlords to give tenants a two year record about bedbug reports. bedbugs can cause redness, itching, and swelling when they bite you. it is the end of a journalisticker rash. starting next year you will only be able to read news week magazine online. they will stop printing the magazine at the end of this year. it has been hard hit by dropping sales and print advertisement environment.

the online version will be by paid subscription. ktvu ipad app is ready for you to down load right now. you can watch all of our newscasts live for free. plus drive time traffic, bay area weather, and video of breaking news any time, anywhere. time is 5:25. sal is back. he knows all about our friday morning commute, sal. >> that is right. northbound 280 we are doing pretty well in san jose. i want to take a look at that. right here as you pass the interstate 880 interchange. the commute looks pretty good driving into the west valley. also the morning commute on interstate 680 passing mission boulevard heading to the south bay that looks pretty good coming out of pleasanton. fog is back. more of a westerly breeze and that means temperatures they will be heading down. 60s and 70s or low 80s. we'll have more coming up in five minutes. time right now is 5:26. it is a must win game for our

giants. they face playoff elimination once again. who the team is putting on the mound tonight. this group is camping out for a cause. why they want to change the minimum wage on election day. also frightening moment for san francisco police just hours ago they were shot at during a routine traffic stop. we'll bring you a live report on the continuing search for one of the gunmen. ?ó???óóñ

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welcome back. this is our ktvu channel 2 morning news it's a friday october 19th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. time is just about 5:30. steve paulson is here with the forecast. it was windy yesterday. definitely cooler today. >> we had two different wind directions yesterday. one was east and later west. we've gone from very warm record highs yesterday. low clouds are back. temperatures by the coast will drop a good 20 degrees and the system move into the north is the first what looks to be many that will give us a big cooling trend and rain next week. 60s and 70s today or a few low 80s. southbound 101 looks pretty good. no problems. but it's a little foggy near the golden gate bridge. also we are looking at westbound 24 between walnut creek and oakland and that is a nice looking drive. let's go back to the desk. breaking news still coming in. shots were fired at san francisco police officers just hours ago during a routine stop right now a search is still going on for a person who fired those shots.

ktvu alex savidge has been at the scene since 4:30. a lot happened in there. bring us up to date. >> this was supposed to be a routine traffic stop but it ended with gunfire. this was the driver of a car who refused to pull over for san francisco police and then someone inside that car fired shots in the direction of officers. none of the officers were hit. after that shooting the car sped off and it ended with an accident. there was an accident here at this intersection that is just a few blocks away. the car crashed here. we'll show wow video from this morning. police say at the time they were not actively pursuing the car when it crashed. the car ran a red light at eddy and franklin and hit by a taxicab. luckily that cab driver only had minor injuries. the two men inside that consider got out and they ran off. police were able to arrest the passenger nearby but they are still searching for the driver this morning. san francisco police sergeant tells us this began after they tried to make a traffic stop

for a light that was out on the license plate of this car. >> with any traffic stop, you don't know what you're walking up on. and this is a perfect case and example. they could have easily stopped the car, walked up on the driver and produced the gun and shot. i guess what happened to me was probably a better case scenario. you know. but the fact that you don't know what they're coming up on. >> you can get on idea of the force of this crash when you see this san francisco police officer who is carrying the top of a parking meter that was sheered off by the speeding car as it spun out of control this morning. so far police have not released the identities of the two men inside that car. it's unclear why they refuse to pull over. the sergeant here on scene says it's possible it could have been because they had a gun inside the car. this morning police have the passenger of that car in custody but again they are still searching for the driver. live this morning in san francisco alex savidge ktvu

channel 2 news. a man who's been described as the instigator will be sentenced in court today. 22-year-old manual ortega is set to get a 32 year prison sentence as part of a plea deal. he and five other men are charged with gang raping a 16- year-old girl outside of a richmond high school home coming dance in 2009. a former hercules teacher who was killed inside her home will be laid to rest today. funeral services for susie ko will be held today. she was stabbed on october 5th. a husband and wife are accused in the crime spree. we are outraged. >> we are outraged. >> the media has exposed what

we have known all along. >> union workers shut down that port mission. they are accusing the port of trying to cut their salaries and health care while the director james quan allegedly spent thousands of dollars of port money at a strip club at a massage parlor on liquor purchases, golf outings and a barbershop. ktvu report revealed some of quan's expenses. >> when you heard about the expenditures on mr. quan what was your reaction? >> i was disappointed because it gives the port a black eye and now that doesn't feel good. >> sources are now telling us the board voted anonymously behind closed doors to put omar benjamin on paid administrative leave while they investigate the whole spending issue. the acting director is expected to deal with james quan's job status following an investigation which may take several weeks.

alameda county is a step closer to having a new tool to fight crime. it's coming with a lot of controversy. coming up we'll let you know what the sheriffs department is planning to buy and why some say this could be used to invade your privacy. happening now dozens of people are camping out at san jose state. they are hoping to send a strong message to voters. ann rubin is in san jose with more on how their message could impact you and your family. >> reporter: this group has been camped out all night. ballot measure d actually originated here on the san jose state campus with a push from a sociology class. $8 the current minimum wage is not enough to live on in silicon valley and thinks it should be raised to $10 an hour. not everyone agrees. oakland a's owner came out against the measure and so have

some local business owners. the extra costs could force some mom and pop shops to fold. proponents of the measure say there is no evidence tosspot that. and in fact, they say in places like san francisco where the minimum wage has been raised, people have kept their jobs and actually stayed in them longer. they say things need to change in san jose too. >> that is our message. reasonable pay. $8 is not enough because $8 does not pay for the basics here. our basic philosophy is if you work hard, play by the rules, you should make a decent fair wage. >> reporter: now the camp is actually part of the seventh annual poverty under the stars event on campus. students have just chosen to focus on the minimum wage issue this year. live in san jose ann rubin. time now 5:36. firefighters are battling a 300- acre wild fire in lake county. it's near clearlake. this one broke out near highway

29. their crews have been able to prevent that fire from moving forward. but there is still mandatory evacuations in effect for the mercy springs area. the fire is 25% contained. well now it's game five of the national league championship series. tonight is a must win for the giants if they want a chance to go back to the world series. >> up the middle that is a base hit. >> st. louis cardinals first on the board in game four last night with tim lincecum on the mound for the giants. the giants did get offense from hunt pence and pablo sandoval that both hit home runs. the cardinals won the game 8-3. giants fans say they still have hope. >> we've got to take it home. i've got tickets for sunday and monday and i want to be there. >> berry zito will take the mound for the giants tonight.

facing the cardinals lance lin. our coverage begins begins at 4:00 today. first pitch once again 5:07. either the cardinals are giants will face the detroit tigers in the world series. last nights tigers swept the new york yankees with an 8-1 victory in game four of the american league championship series. the world series starts next wednesday at the home of the national league champion. you can see it with us the entire series right here on ktvu channel 2 and we hope that we're watching the giants. >> all of it. >> the whole series with us. you can hang out with us. time now 5:38. sal, i may have to suit you up to be backup to barry zito. >> i'm actually glad glad that the 49ers won last night. >> were you yelling at your tv last night? be honest. >> you know me, yes i was. [ laughter ] good morning, everybody. the traffic is moving along pretty well in most areas on this friday. we're off to a decent start.

if you are drying on highway 24 it looks good between walnut creek and oakland. see our live picture that is westbound 24 on the right hand side on your screen on the way to oakland. moving along and taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. we expect a normal commute day today. nothing unusual or reported on the bridge right now. if you are -- the traffic there has been looking nice. let's go to steve. thunk, sir. yesterday we had record highs. anywhere from 86-95 degrees. everything is changing today. you can see it in the form of the gray right here and higher clouds up there. combination of those two means temperatures are on the way down. santa rosa with 92 yesterday. so was livermore. today it will be 77 santa rosa and 79 livermore. san francisco was 85. today 64. san jose 88. we'll drop you to 79.

the trend is to take the temperatures down even more so as we head into the weekend. yesterday was the last of the warm weather. at least for now. highs maybe in the low 60s. big changes on the way. 50s and 60s. very mild air mass over us. most locations around 61-62 or 63. we do have a westerly breeze in place. everything has returned in the form of fog. it will be a cooler pattern today. the biggest drop will be those for coast and bay. high temps near normal to going below pretty fast. 60s and 70s and 80s. sonoma is in there. walnut creek and concord. 72 berkeley. 68 alameda. 82 morgan hill to 78 saratoga. cupertino 79. same for redwood city. palo alto 76.

cooler sad. rain developing on monday if not then into tuesday. >> wow. quite a change. 5:40 is the time. the set back for one of the challengers to the america's cup. the problem that was heard during a test on the bay. plus a plot to blow up the federal reserve building in new york now expands here to california. very disturbing discovery made on the computer of another suspect in that plot. good morning. westbound san mateo bridge traffic looks good. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

good morning. low clouds are back. still very mild over us. it will be cooler today with 60s, 70s, and lee 80s.

here's a quick look at somes of the top stories we have been following for you right now at 5:43. shots were fire at san francisco police officers just hours ago during a traffic stop. no officers were hit. but the suspects then crashed into a taxicab when they tried to escape. now the police captured one of the suspects but the other one got away and still on the loose. the san mateo bridge will be closed for the weekend starting tonight. it's the first of two weekend closures for a seismic upgrade. the bridge is expected to reopen by 5:00 a.m. on monday. and president obama and mitt romney back on the campaign trail today after appearing together last night at a charity din never new york. president obama has a campaign event in virginia. mitt romney he will be in florida. pakistani soldiers have detained a man accused of shooting a 14-year-old girl. authorities say they are still searching for the man that shot

malala and wounded two other girls on a school bus. the suspect is a member of the pakistani taliban. security forces detained his brother-in-law, uncle, and a brother that is a tactic used by police to force a suspect to surrender. a san diego man arrested on child pornography charges may be connected to the terrorist plot to blow up the federal reserve bank in new york. howie carter ii appeared in federal court yesterday. he was arrested after the fbi found 1,000 images of child pornography on a computer that was traced back to him. court records indicate carter has connections to a 21-year- old man who was arrested in new york on wednesday after an fbi sting operation. time now 5:45. the cia wants the white house to approve the purchase of several more armed drones. this proposal by the cia would boost the number of drone strikes the cia could carry out in pakistan and yemen. it would also allow them to use

drones on emerging al qaeda threats. if approved the cia could add as many as ten drones to its fleet which has about 35. alameda county is a sell close i -- is a steppiester to having a new tool. they want to buy an unmanned surveillance drone. this is getting a lot of credit criticism. controversy for the boy scouts. nearly two dozen former bay area volunteers were named in perversion files released by a judge yesterday.

it includes volunteers from san jose, san francisco, oakland, concord and other bay area cities. piedmont was not on the list. volunteers have to go through background checks. the boy scouts of america released a statement saying they are sorry for any failed protection or harm to children. major strides for the transbay tower in san francisco. the planning commission gave the final approval for the project clearing the way for construction. yesterday's decision also opens the doors for desperately needed funding for the 61 story building. the tower will stand just about 1,000 feet on first and mission streets. it will be a key development of the plan to reinvision the downtown area. dialing day has finally come. it starts tomorrow in the south bay. people will have to start dialing extra digits for local calls. people in santa clara county will dial the number 1 and the area code of the number they are calling. call because of the area code 669 is joining the area 408. for the second time this

week a boat competing for the america's cup has been badly damaged. artimis racing. the crew took the catamaran on to the water to be tested out. they heard noises & found a problem with the front beam. they planned to christen that boat yesterday but that will be pushed back. oracle boat was damaged after it was capsized. it will be sidelined until early next year. the 131 wing sail look at it. it was shatter into pieces. they have to rebuild it now. right now 5:48. we want to go to sal. any problems? >> nothing right now. we are starting off well for this friday. traffic is moving along pretty well at the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a it will bit of a crowd on the far left for cash

payers. nothing really major just yet. we are hoping it will stay this way. now we haven't seen friday light since fall began. on the south bay highway 17 looks good getting to the area. there is no major problems. we're off to a nice start on 2800 and 85. let's go to steve. z thank you very much, sal. i just tweeted out. there was a band called scorpions if you are a young and a rocker you will remember them. we had the record highs. mountain view set a record high. fresno at 95. that tied a record high going back to 1903. most of the records around here 70s or 80s or 90s. mountain view is 89. mow it's a west wind and with the west wind you get a sea

breeze and a lot of fog. that is what is ramping upright now. that all equal cooler pattern. 92 in livermore. 88 in san jose. not today. 60s and 70s and the trend will be to continue to take temperatures down. yesterday well wednesday, thursday. final days of warm weather. now everything says cooler, cooler. especially sunday into monday. 50s and 60s. a very mild air mass over us. but with that west wind in place and things changing, i think we will see temperatures really take a 20-25-degree drop by the coast. so fog returns. it will be cooler for all. even with 80s there will be a westerly breeze. and believe me that fog is raring to go. it will if back 60s and 70s and 80s. it's there now. it's already made a pretty good surge inland. which is really incredible. but 60s to very low 80s or a few mid 80s. temperatures even at the 80s today they will if gone by tomorrow. 60s on the coast. cooling continues. then increasing clouds sunday. does look like rain monday and

tuesday. facebook taking a a page fr apple. th social network issued a vague invitation to the media. it take place at 5th avenue on november 1st. the only clue about what will happen is a line saying quote come see what is new with facebook gifts. facebook started offering a service that lets facebook users give physical rather than virtual gifts late last month. one of the bay areas best known results will be auctioned off. the claremont hotel in berkeley is tangled in a $1 billion bankruptcy. the current owner bought the claremont and four other properties almost two years ago but has not been able to stay current on the mortgage. if you plan on being big bird for halloween you better have your costume. it's such a popular choice this year costume rental and sales stores say they are all out.

popularity zoomed after the presidential debate when mitt romney said he would cut funding to public broadcasting. time now 5:51. leaving cal tran and a lot of computers in the dark. the reason the lights are out on many roads and freeways and it's not an accident. >> i guess he felt like he was going to hit something. >> a miracle for a man once on the street. how $10 is changing his life.

good morning. low clouds are back. it will be cooler today. kind of mild right now. the trend is to take temperatures down. time now 5:54. in a story wow will see only here on 2. a problem for drivers on south bay freeways. somebody is out there school stealing the copper wiring on the freeway signs. it's hard for drivers to see the words at night. some drivers say you have to slow down just to try to read the darkened signs. it can cost as much as $100,000 to replace the lighting. >> we pay cal trans ourselves any way. just like we pay for the

school. so when people are stealing from that, they are stealing from everybody who pays their taxes. >> cal trans wants your help to catch the thieves. they say if you see a suspicious vehicle not marked with the cal trans logo near a highway sign immediately call 911. a san jose police officer is facing felony grand theft charges. police arrested one of their own officer jeffrey enslen on charges of time sheet fraud. the 45-year-old was booked into the santa clara county jail and now on paid administrative leave. a south carolina homeless man's investment is paying off. big time. lottery officials say the man who only had $20 went into a liquor store and bought a $10 scratcher ticket. moments later he found out he was $200,000 richer. >> he needs it more than anybody.

>> the man told lottery officials he has lived in greenville his entire life. he used to work in construction but after hard times he was forced to leave the rescue mission he now plans to buy a new home. as my dad would always say, couldn't have happened to a better person. >> ha is a great story. let's ease on over to sal and get you out the door. >> good friday morning. if you're trying to hit the roads, i think now is still a good time to do it. we look at northbound 280 getting up to highway 17 it looks very nice. if you are driving on 680 the same thing goes. it has been a very nice drive so far. it's a big weekend. how bob dillon is effecting the annual football show down between cal and stanford. plus new details of shots fired at san francisco police

after a brief chase ends in a crash. good morning. sunny and very warm weather. yesterday will be replaced with cooler weather.

developing news from san francisco. shots fired at police in the city's western edition just hours ago. a major bridge closure. why it will be shut down and why crews picked this weekend to do it. these students have a message about poverty and the minimum wage. we'll explain why they are camped out coming up. plus the century old rivalry between cal and stanford. why this years big game will be different. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day. it is friday, october 19th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. steve paulson has the much cooler forecast. >> that is correct dave and pam. yesterday it was record highs warm temps coast bay inland bu